Tuesday, November 16, 2021

15th Nov Review of Historical and Current Affairs

My name is David Daniel Ball and I am Voice DDB dot locals dot com a voice of freedom supporting freedom around the world for all peoples. I write on historical and current affairs. I look for the conservative voice where mainstream media eschews it. Around the world media espouses liberalism orthodoxy and proclaims a history of liberalism that never happened. Liberalism of today is based on repeated lies that have been accepted from the past.

Consider these recent truths

There is hope. Today we have the gloomy subject matter of the Kyle Rittenhouse trial, nearing an end, and, the ongoing Presidency of Joe Biden, and, the ongoing corruption of the FBI. And yet there is hope.

This week saw the defense mistake of placing Rittenhouse on the stand and giving a corrupt Prosecution carte blanche to lie. A desperate, exposed judge fought valiantly to preserve justice while Rittenhouse was betrayed by those charged to defend him, and denounced by those charged with upholding justice denied Rittenhouse. Along the way, we heard the Presidential candidate Joe Biden call Rittenhouse a white supremacist. We discovered the riot which forced Rittenhouse to act in self defence was a machination of the FBI to facilitate a coup which was part of the 2020 election fraud. What did Biden achieve by calling Rittenhouse a white supremacist? What did the FBI achieve by facilitating a murderous riot?

The press have not told you. They largely, have not reported on aspects of the Rittenhouse trial shown publicly. Rittenhouse acted in self defence. Three times he needed to apply deadly force that night, before he managed to secure safety from a local police armed response group acting as neutral observers. A longstanding Democrat, the local mayor has been among those persecuting Rittenhouse who prevented rioters from setting fire to a gas station and blowing up a neighbourhood. We saw Rittenhouse attacked thanks in part to FBI surveillance which seemed to be keeping tabs on their operatives running amok. Rittenhouse was kicked in the face and he did not kill the unidentified assailant. Rittenhouse was assaulted and a now dead man tried to take Rittenhouse’ gun. The chief persecutor asked why Rittenhouse brought a gun, saying it was merely to kill rioters. One guesses that that is what the persecutor would have done. Rittenhouse used it to defend his life from those who charged and assailed him. One assailant, who survived because Rittenhouse is not some mere killer, charged Rittenhouse and raised his gun to him before Rittenhouse shot him, disabling him from killing Rittenhouse.That surviving assailant has demanded ten million dollars for his testimony. Following his testimony, mainstream media lauded him and wrote of his resilience and interviewed him as a victim and survivor.

Those who know Rittenhouse is innocent of murder through self defence can see that that is the fact, in the trial. But, what of those who believe Rittenhouse is a white supremacist who brought a gun to a ‘peaceful’ riot? The chief persecutor is sticking to script. By ignoring law and focusing what divides Americans, the persecutor is merely doing the job given him by the likes of Joe Biden . Biden did not call Rittenhouse a white supremacist because Rittenhouse is racist. Rittenhouse is not racist. Biden is racist, but that is not the reason for the policy statement. A narrative is being painted to convince actual racists that Rittenhouse should be persecuted. And, we saw on the stand a lone, undefended boy, having a panic attack as bothe his defence and the persecutor publicly assailed and denied him succour. Rittenhouse is innocent, but he may still be convicted by jury. He is still fighting for his life.

Some are saying Joe Biden is the worst President ever. It is not a competition. Biden is mounting a strong argument for the accolade, and he is not yet done. But, an unseemly parade of awful precedes him. What of the claims of Johnson who ended reconstruction and established resistance to freedom through the KKK? What of person who facilitated modern poverty and inequity through their new deal, exploiting Americans by race and gifting them single, unemployed parents? What of the guy who nuked a civilian population twice? What of the guy who restarted a cold war to solve the policy vacuum created by their poor foreign policy?

Some are saying the FBI must be disbanded because they facilitated a violent coup. But then, what was Watergate? Why was Weather Underground protected by the FBI? What is the FBI’s role in the drug distribution networks and the faux arms management crises that sees cities like Boston and Detroit vie for the epithet ‘murder capitals.’?

Biden looks awful because Trump is so good. But also Carter and Reagan played similar roles. I liken the problem with fighting the Devil. Don’t do it. In fighting the Devil, one may well dance to the Devil’s tune. Instead, hold to the Lord. The Lord has already defeated the Devil, and the only future the Devil has is in a black pit of despair, eternally separated from God. But, that is not your future if you hold to the Lord.

We have hope. It is incumbent on us to win back the freedom denied us. And to protect that freedom. We will do that democratically. We will take back our legislature. We will get our courts to return to protecting our constitution.

I have lost everything several times. And yet here I am. Behind me is an Australian flag and a MAGA cap. On my MAGA cap is an American flag. I will die, one day. But, I pledge allegiance to the flag (of Australia and) the United States of America. And to the republics for which they stand. One nation. Indivisible. Under God. With liberty, and justice, for all.

We are being lied to. But not by everyone. Our nations and their justice machinery are not broken, but damaged. Things are bad, but they are supposed to be bad, rather than merely breaking. We can't give up. We must reject the liars, and remove them from public office, and prosecute them lawfully. Things can get better, but we must persevere or risk losing hope. We must not fight the Devil by playing the Devil's game. Rather we must resist the Devil by being free. There is no law against doing what is right. Their utter depravity kills us. They target us and they seek to restrain us. But while the greatest among us a hundred years ago has died, their legacy has not. That which we are, we are. Lockdowns were ineffective in dealing with COVID. Effective medication has been denied whole populations. Herd immunity will prevail. Fraud deleteriously affected recent elections around the world. But, Democracy will prevail. Our oppressors will pass. For us to win, we must assert our freedoms. For us to lose, we must willingly surrender our freedoms forever. Our children will have to pay back our debt. We must sacrifice now so that they can. That means telling truth to power. That means pointing up when when some get confused and lose their way. Stand by the one who sacrificed their pension and freedoms to speak out. Prosecute the ones forgiven by a debauched and self interested administration. Vote for those who help you exercise your freedom. Don't wait for free speech. Exercise free speech.

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Intro to Locals.com

My name is David Daniel Ball I'm a teacher with three decades experience teaching math to high school kids.I also work with first graders and kids in between first grade and high school. I know the legends of why Hypatia's dad is remembered through his contribution to Math theory. And I know the legend of why followers of Godel had thought he had disproved God's existence. 

I'm not a preacher, but I am a Christian who has written over 28 books all of which include some reference to my faith. Twelve blog books on world history and current affairs, detailing world events , births and marriages on each day of the year, organised by month. Twelve books on the background to and history of Bible Quotes. One Bible quote per day for a year. An intro to a science fiction series I'm planning, post apocalyptic cyber punk. An autobiography with short story collections. 

I'm known in Australia for my failure as a whistleblower over the negligence death of a school boy. I had reported the issue responsibly and had not known I'd blown the whistle. The embarrassed left wing government had responded by imposition of a nationwide ban on the use of peanut butter in canteens, despite failing to address the issue of peanut allergy appropriately. 

I've been de-platformed on Facebook and twitter despite not being an activist. Twitter did not like me asking for Obama to face justice in 2011. FB gave no specific reason for removing me following Jan 6th 2021 in Washington DC where a policeman killed an unarmed woman, so a crowd would know he was in control.

https://voiceddb.locals.com/post/1018405/intro-to-locals-for-the-conservative-voice

=== From 2020 ===
Media is cheering expected partisan court decisions to not support inquiry into voting fraud. However, they overstate the meaning of the shortfalls. The Trump campaign to have their electoral win restored was never going to be straightforward. They have the evidence. It points to multiple elections and undermines the credibility of US Democracy. Ultimately, aspects of it will be decided by SCOTUS. We do not yet know how SCOTUS will decide, or even what exact evidence they will face. But we know the evidence is substantial, and in an effort to suppress the will of conservative resistance, media are claiming that the evidence is not substantive and so the evidence is yet to be addressed. Maybe there is a good reason for a CIA asset being deployed to fraudulently control the US election. Let us hear what it is.

It is apparent that Dems committed fraud to steal the 2020 election. They may well have done similar in 2016. In 2016, Fox declared Pennsylvania early to HRC. The demand was made for Trump to concede. Trump won in 2016, but it surprised the establishment that did similar in their voter suppression as they have done in 2020. HRC had organised a victory party, but blessed marching vagina instead. Even her book did not say what happened. Trump has been very good at mobilising ordinary, decent Americans to support him in numbers greater than any GOP ever. Trump does not court race, or gender, like his racist, bigoted opposition have. Yet Trump has extraordinary minority support for a GOP, possibly the highest since Eleanor Roosevelt courted the Black vote as her husband exploited them. The Dem voting pattern and issues echo the Obama wins too. How long have Dems been using these fraudulent methods to obtain votes? Did they use them to bodgy the 2006 mid terms? It is not that the mysterious support of vapour for Dems is so clearly fraudulent, but, other than violent rioters, and #FakeNews, where is their support, really? How come there is no policy platform for Democrats? Why does Big Tech have to censor the truth? How many millions of Trump supporting votes have been given to Biden? The corruption is so apparent, and so pervasive, that if Trump concedes 2020, he will be conceding all elections that follow, and the flame of liberty will be extinguished in America.
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Ep. 1393 Post Election Day Special with Rudy Giuliani and Jenna Ellis - The Dan Bongino Show

https://rumble.com/vb3fsd-ep.-1393-post-election-day-special-with-rudy-giuliani-and-jenna-ellis-the-d.html
In this episode, I interview team Trump attorneys Rudy Giuliani and Jenna Ellis about voting machines and election fraud.
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https://fb.watch/1LWiLXYI7l/

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President Trump Greets Supporters at Million MAGA March
https://bongino.com/president-trump-greets-supporters-at-million-maga-march

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FBI most wanted: Al Qaeda's second-in-command 'killed in Iran by Israeli operatives'
https://news.sky.com/story/fbi-most-wanted-al-qaedas-second-in-command-killed-in-iran-by-israeli-operatives-12132220?awc=11005_1605366444_dfabf8390d14788e745f9bad93310f12&dcmp=afc-101248-na-na-longtail&dclid=COb2rYWogu0CFVBOcgod8AEC_w

Known as Abu Muhammad al Masri, the 58-year-old is said to have been killed with his daughter, the widow of Osama bin Laden's son.
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New York AG threatens Trump with lawsuit after COVID vaccine announcement: 'Trying to extract vengeance'
https://www.theblaze.com/news/new-york-ag-threatens-trump-with-lawsuit
He did not say what was claimed
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On this day, 2019, Europe started discussing Made in Israel, over 80 years after other Nazis established this symbol

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Jesus at The Pearly Gates.
Jesus was standing in for St Peter at the Pearly Gates when an old man shuffles up. Jesus goes through the standard entry procedures:

"Name?" says Jesus.
"Joseph" says the old man.

"Occupation?" asks Jesus
"Carpenter" replied the old man.

"Family - Any children?" continues Jesus.
"I once had a son" answers the man.

"Describe him" says Jesus
"Well", said the old man, "He was a bit strange and childlike - and he had nails in his hands and feet".

Jesus looked closely at the old man who peered back at Jesus and asked: "Pinnochio?"

=== 2017 ===

Don't give up on hope. After a brutal campaign where 'No' campaigners were tarred with the brush of bigotry and violently silenced by radical 'Yes' campaigners, the results are in. It pays to be abusive. It pays to prevent debate or discussion. If one has wealthy and powerful friends, one can have anything. Absurdly, SSM advocates have won the right to have professionals bake and decorate cakes for SSM couples. Civil unions will continue to recognise same sex couples. Soon, depending on legislation, some same sex couples may get married in some churches, but the legislation was not part of the plebiscite. So, the ALP may choose to oppose variants of SSM legislation on any pretext. But the crowning achievement of the 'vote' is that Turnbull may at last leave parliament and claim he achieved something like Rudd's sorry. 

Dan Andrews has published marching vaginas thoughts should the vote have been 'no.' Not Kennedy in thrust. Getting mad and getting even is inappropriate. When all that was required, which had not been done, was to argue a case. Because the 'vote' was not free and fair, the result is illegitimate. Although every state and territory voted for SSM, and 61% was the national count from 80% of respondents. The Turnbull effect is about -6% from awful campaigning as the initial surveys had 67% in favour. The illegitimacy is not from the margin, but from the campaign which prevented debate, shut down the 'no' campaign and was unfair regarding corporate support in partisan pursuit of a 'yes' vote. The largest opposition to SSM was from ALP electorates. Upside with James Patterson's proposed legislation which even has a clause allowing parents to opt their children out of Safe Schools indoctrination. Truly the Liberals are the party which respects individuals, promotes freedom in a just and fair society, while the ALP is about unleashing corruption.


Tim Wilson may choose to marry his partner. I wish them joy.

Zimbabwe and Myanmar are each in turmoil owing to their strong reliance on their armies to run government. Secular administration is preferable to religious ones, including the religion of socialist ideals. The corrupt and genocidal Mugabe is being protected by his army. Myanmar is not being entirely run by a civil administration, and Myanmar's army may be involved with indiscriminate killings of Muslims.

Jim Molan is a senator now that Fiona Nash has been declared a dual citizen and Nash's replacement was declared unfit for being employed in public service at the same time as being a senator. Molan is a great senate choice. 
=== from 2016 ===
IPA Review (Nov 2016) features a Darcy Allen and Daniel Wild article “Toxic Greens” about the cost of green red tape. It costs Australia billions of dollars each year. It takes money from the poorest of the land and ruins business and prevents international business from coming to Australia. Greater Dandenong Council oversaw an increase of 30% in crime rates in the life cycle of the last council. Local councils are not responsible for policing, but they play a role in which policing can be more effective. By allowing local business to have flexible work hours, local business can employ more youths and so the source of crime dries up. Instead, a Greens dominated council pulled stunts in the name of opposing “Overdevelopment” like when they, as their final act before election, blocked nearly a hundred medium density homes from being built in a medium density housing zone. Some businesses will have bought land and planned for these buildings at a substantial cost, possibly $ten million, and have nothing to show for it. It means that the cost of business is high and small holders can be ruined. For no benefit to the community. 

Following the last election, 3AW interviewed a Greens Mayor of a local council. Neil Mitchell asked about anti semitism of Greens and also about their apparent popularity. The Green Mayor claimed Greens were not anti semitic, they just supported trade sanctions against Israel. Then he went on to claim the popularity of Greens was related to the appalling actions and claims of conservatives. I took exception to that because I have Jewish ancestry and support Israel, but also, I was (in my ward, and I believe in others too) the only candidate for Greater Dandenong Council to explicitly state that I was a conservative, and my platform made none of the claims that Mayor made. I’m aware of a few candidates in adjacent wards who are conservatives. I understand none were elected. 3AW would not allow me a reply. 

But that is not what the article is about, but the big business, big picture side of things. Lawfare is used to prevent businesses from working. So that a viable business never begins, even if it clears the legal hurdles, because the process of overcoming impediments is as obstructive as a successful cease and desist order. Only it isn’t for environmental reasons. It is only to prevent business. So a mining company may have tens of thousands of legal obstructions to be faced before it can begin trade. Similarly, farmers are not allowed to work their own land. ALP are obstructing reform, but worse, Turnbull seems reticent to even pursue reform. Turnbull has done a dud deal regarding the US and Nauru. Only Turnbull can’t back out of the bad deal. Maybe, on the shiny side of the cloud, Turnbull and Bishop will be rolled, so we can roll back the Green Red Tape too.
=== from 2015 ===
The French President has declared war against the terrorists who were already fighting one. A day after Obama declared success against ISIL he has claimed the problem is insoluble. Bernie Sanders, Presidential hopeful, has stood up and declared that Global Warming drives terrorism. Many who listen to him nod in agreement without examining the logic. ABC Insiders Lenore Taylor thinks it is good Mr Abbott is no longer PM because he spoke the truth to Europeans that strong borders are the only compassionate, fair way of treating refugees. Strong borders means refugees from camps have hope of placement. Strong borders means that fewer economic migrants are fleeced by people smugglers, and drowned or stranded. Strong borders mean the empty promises of left wing extremists for compassion being open borders are seen to be empty. As are empty threats from impotent left wing leaders. People have died so Hollande can seem compassionate, and so Hollande can seem strong. Meanwhile Canada's new PM hides behind Bernie Sanders. 

For some, at the moment, the Sex Party has more credibility.
From 2014 
Corruption must be fought
Victoria's ALP leader's staff have warned that Daniel Andrews is too close to developers. He is also too close to the CFMEU. Voters should not have the choice of voting for the avowedly corrupt. ALP in Victoria is unreformed. It is the same party as which campaigned on not knocking down houses for a free way, but which knocked down houses for a free way with a set of lights, calling it a motor way instead. It is the same party which tries to profit from domestic crime. The same party which drowns desperate asylum seekers because it is more compassionate than allowing in genuine refugees. The same party which built an expensive desalination plant, but not a dam. The same party which burnt much of the country by refusing back burning. 
ABC fighting reason
Economic issues regarding growth world wide are challenging. Socialist governments in the US, France, Italy and China threaten world prosperity through poor economic policy. The free trade agreement with China is great, but the planned nature of the Chinese economy is restrictive. Italy's socialist government has taken on the compassionate drowning that marked the ALP's migration policy. France is struggling since her war on rich people. US is only beginning to awaken from a Democrat led torpor. In Australia, the ABC begs for politicians to slam on the breaks and limit growth by taxing the air people breathe and the food plants need to grow. Worse, the ABC recently admitted it lied to Australia in a comedy skit aired during a current affairs program. It claimed Mr Abbott had not talked with Mr Putin on the serious issue of MH17 when it knew he had, effectively. 

The small cuts to the SBS and ABC seems to be offset by Mr Turnbull allowing them to advertise in prime time, sucking dollars away from commercial networks. They are far larger than any of the commercial networks by regulation preventing cross media ownership. 
Who let the dogs out? 
Some Palmer United Party PUPs are still loyal to a fault. Palmer outrageously arranged for an inquiry into the Queensland Newman government as a fishing expedition ahead of an election. Newman's government has done nothing wrong. However the review has backfired and now questions are to be asked of Palmer, if PUP Lazarus ever stops blocking the questions. Meanwhile Lambie is acting as an independent under the PUP name, as legal advice is taken as to PUP being able to vacate her position and employ someone else. Meanwhile Dio Wang, a WA PUP, remains loyal to Palmer by commenting sensibly on Queen Lambie. 
Random stuff
Sixteen years is the length of a pause in global warming, but a recent decline of two years is being hidden by activists at the G20.

One ALP member, Joe Bullock, is opposing the party line in opposing a republic for Australia. Only one member. The ALP as a modern democratic party is dead.

Putin explains the four defence ships off the Australian coastline are testing their range in case they do AGW research in Antarctica. Lol. 
From 2013
I believe the reason for Rudd's sudden departure is entirely because of an unforeseeable event. I won't explicitly state it, but it has to do with accusations and leadership. Were Rudd to stay, it might be interpreted that he caused the allegation to come into being. Even if Rudd hasn't, he can't prove it because of past behaviour. He would be treated worse than Mal Colston.

Rudd's agenda is driven by fear. It may be irrational fear, but still paralysing. 
Mundine used to be an atheist, but he found Islam. Now mysteriously, his place has been firebombed. No one knows why. No one even guesses a reason. A bit like Rudd leaving the parliament. However, there is an excuse, given by an Australian, Uthman Badar, who says ASIO is at fault for investigating .. Presbyterians (?). ABC is primed and ready to blame Mr Abbott, and Mr Turnbull should he succeed him before Christmas. 

ALP believe in foreign aid. It is important and many people are reliant on it for their livelihoods .. like ALP campaign workers. Latham isn't sure. But he thinks it is a bad thing if Rudd did it. Sixty five of three hundred pedophiles recently arrested are Australian. Some in professions entrusted with the care of children. No word yet as to how many were in the ALP. On that issue alone, journalists are begging not to be told.
Historical perspective on this day
In 565, Justin II succeeded his uncle Justinian I as emperor of the Byzantine Empire. In 655, Battle of the WinwaedPenda of Mercia was defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. In 1315, Battle of Morgarten: The Schweizer Eidgenossenschaft ambushed the army of Leopold I. In 1532, commanded by Francisco Pizarro, Spanish conquistadors under Hernando de Soto met Inca Empire leader Atahualpa for the first time outside Cajamarca, arranging a meeting on the city plaza the following day. In 1533, Francisco Pizarro arrived in Cuzco, the capital of the Inca Empire. In 1705, Battle of ZsibóAustrian-Danish victory over the Kurucs (Hungarians). In 1777, American Revolutionary War: After 16 months of debate the Continental Congress approved the Articles of Confederation. In 1791, the first U.S. Catholic college, Georgetown University, opened its doors. 

In 1806, Pike expedition: Lieutenant Zebulon Pike saw a distant mountain peak while near the Colorado foothills of the Rocky Mountains. (It is later named Pikes Peak.) In 1859, the first modern revival of the Olympic Games took place in Athens, Greece. In 1864, American Civil War: Union General William Tecumseh Sherman burned AtlantaGeorgia and started Sherman's March to the Sea. In 1889, Brazil was declared a republic by Marshal Deodoro da Fonseca as Emperor Pedro II was deposed in a military coup. In 1914, Harry Turner became the first player to die from game-related injuries in the "Ohio League", the direct predecessor to the National Football League. In 1920, first assembly of the League of Nations was held in Geneva, Switzerland. In 1922, over 1,000 were massacred during a general strike in Guayaquil, Ecuador. In 1923, the German Rentenmark was introduced in Germany to counter hyperinflation in the Weimar Republic. In 1926, the NBC radio network opened with 24 stations. In 1928, the RNLI lifeboat Mary Stanford capsized in Rye Harbour with the loss of the entire 17 man crew. 

In 1935, Manuel L. Quezon was inaugurated as the second President of the Philippines. In 1939, in Washington, D.C., US President Franklin D. Roosevelt laid the cornerstone of the Jefferson Memorial. In 1942, World War II: First flight of the Heinkel He 219. Also, World War II: The Battle of Guadalcanal ended in a decisive Allied victory. In 1943, The Holocaust: German SS leader Heinrich Himmler ordered that Gypsies were to be put "on the same level as Jews and placed in concentration camps". (See Porajmos.) In 1945, Venezuela joined the United Nations. In 1949, Nathuram Godse and Narayan Apte were executed for assassinating Mahatma Gandhi. In 1951, Greek resistance leader Nikos Beloyannis, along with 11 resistance members, was sentenced to death by the court-martial. In 1959, the murders of the Clutter Family in Holcomb, Kansas, which inspired Truman Capote's non-fiction book In Cold Blood

In 1966, Project GeminiGemini 12 completed the program's final mission, when it splashed down safely in the Atlantic Ocean. Also, a Boeing 727 carrying Pan Am Flight 708 crashed near Berlin, Germany, killing all three people on board. In 1967, the only fatality of the North American X-15 program occurred during the 191st flight when Air Force test pilot Michael J. Adams lost control of his aircraft which was destroyed mid-air over the Mojave Desert. In 1969, Cold War: The Soviet submarine K-19 collided with the American submarine USS Gato in the Barents Sea. Also, Vietnam War: In Washington, D.C., 250,000-500,000 protesters staged a peaceful demonstration against the war, including a symbolic "March Against Death". In 1971, Intel released the world's first commercial single-chip microprocessor, the 4004. In 1976, René Lévesqueand the Parti Québécois took power to become the first Quebec government of the 20th century clearly in favor of independence. In 1978, a chartered Douglas DC-8crashed near Colombo, Sri Lanka, killing 183. In 1979, a package from Unabomber Ted Kaczynski begins smoking in the cargo hold of a flight from Chicago to Washington, D.C., forcing the plane to make an emergency landing.

In 1983, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus was founded. Recognized only by Turkey. In 1985, a research assistant was injured when a package from the Unabomberaddressed to a University of Michigan professor exploded. In 1985, the Anglo-Irish Agreement was signed at Hillsborough Castle by British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Irish Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald. In 1987, Continental Airlines Flight 1713, a Douglas DC-9-14 jetliner, crashed in a snowstorm at Denver's Stapleton International Airport, killing 28 occupants, while 54 survive the crash. In 1987, in BraÈ™ovRomaniaworkers rebelled against the communist regime of Nicolae CeauÈ™escu. In 1988, in the Soviet Union, the unmanned Shuttle Buran mades its only space flight. Also, Israeli–Palestinian conflict: An independent State of Palestine was proclaimed by the Palestinian National Council. Also, the first Fairtrade label, Max Havelaar, was launched in the Netherlands.

In 1990, Space Shuttle programSpace Shuttle Atlantis launched with flight STS-38. Also, the Communist People's Republic of Bulgaria was disestablished and a new republican government was instituted. In 2000, a chartered Antonov An-24 crashes after takeoff from Luanda, Angola, killing more than 40 people. Also, Jharkhand state came into existence in India. In 2002, Hu Jintao became General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and a new nine-member Politburo Standing Committee was inaugurated. In 2003, the first day of the 2003 Istanbul bombings, in which two car bombs, targeting two synagogues, exploded, killing 25 people and wounding about 300. Additional bombings followed on November 20. In 2006, Al Jazeera Englishlaunched worldwide. In 2007, Cyclone Sidr hit Bangladesh, killing an estimated 5,000 people and destroying parts of the world's largest mangrove forest, the Sundarbans. In 2012, Xi Jinping became General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and a new seven-member Politburo Standing Committee was inaugurated. In 2012, Four people were killed and 16 others were injured in the Midland train crash after a Union Pacifictrain struck a parade float in Midland, Texas. 

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